Deer hunter who killed woman is charged with manslaughter

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press


Updated 3:56 pm, Thursday, November 30, 2017



MAYVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — An upstate New York hunter who fatally shot a neighbor he said he mistook for a deer has been charged with manslaughter.

Thomas Jadlowski also was charged in a grand jury indictment Thursday with hunting after hours in the Chautauqua (shuh-TAH'-kwah) County town of Sherman. He was arraigned in Chautauqua County Court, where he pleaded not guilty and bail was set at $50,000.
 
Rosemary Billquist was killed while walking her dogs behind her home. Authorities say it happened after sunset, when it's illegal to hunt deer. Hundreds of people attended her funeral on Wednesday.

Jadlowski called 911 after firing a shot from his hunting pistol. He hasn't publicly commented on what happened.

Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/crime/article/Officials-to-address-case-of-hunter-who-fatally-12394001.php

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[Marthe48]

1. How can he plead not guilty?

He was potting at sounds after dark. He killed her.

[NickB79]

3. Looking for a plea deal

This won't see a jury IMO, unless his lawyer is total shit. He's screwed royally.

[TexasBushwhacker]

13. Perhaps the charge is first degree manslaughter

and he's hoping to plead down to second degree (involuntary manslaughter).

[trueblue2007]

16. HE MURDERED HER

[Skittles]

29. because he is a gun humping asshole

[getagrip_already]

2. pistol?

who the hell hunts with a pistol?

[NickB79]

5. Lots of people do, actually

My uncle used to hunt deer with a long-barreled .357 revolver. This guy was using a TC Contender, which is basically a single-shot rifle with a short barrel. Nothing like a Glock or other semi-automatic pistol.

[Lochloosa]

6. Yes they do. But not from 200 yds.

That's part of the allure. Having to get close to your target.

[dbackjon]

10. Yup - one summer in college I worked for a guy who only hunted with pistols

Said modern rifles made it too easy, took the "hunt" out of hunting.

[keithbvadu2]

12. Many folks are questioning 200 yd accuracy.

[NickB79]

14. Contenders are chambered in rifle calibers and accept scopes

3" groups at 200 yards isn't a stretch with a good rest.

[stonecutter357]

28. 200yds is nothing .

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remington_XP-100

[IthinkThereforeIAM]

17. The choice of the TC is interesting, rifles are not allowed in parts of NY State...

... and Chautauqua county has an area where typical rifle cartridges (as used in the TC "pistol", in this incident) are not allowed.

[link:http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/35010.html|

[NickB79]

22. I've read TC's are a preferred poacher's gun

Easy to carry unnoticed, long range, accurate.

Throw in the fact the guy shot the victim after dark.

[IthinkThereforeIAM]

26. They abuse the safety rules for use of pistols...

... a .357 cal long barrel revolver pistol has a reliable range of 60 yards. Regular pistol cartridges do not have the powder behind them for shots much further than that for big game take downs. That is what I have been trying to point out in this thread and the thread the past week concerning this topic/tragedy. And the fact that the Thompson Center was designed to bend the rules, as you state. It's a free country, you know, but someone has to always see how much they can get away with as to abuse of rules, as shown in the link I offered.

Areas with bow, crossbow, muzzleloader, slug shotgun and pistol rules tend to be densely populated, so the shorter lethal range weapons are allowed. Iowa, municipalities with deer problems, etc... have/had these restrictions for those reasons.

[Xipe Totec]

19. In Texas it's illegal to hunt deer with a handgun

Even a .22 caliber rifle is illegal. It needs to be a slug of sufficient heft to guarantee a kill shot.

[sl8]

24. Are you sure about that?

Googling "Texas deer hunting handgun" turns up a lot of people writing about & making videos of the practice.

Also it turned up this, in the Texas hunting regulations:
https://tpwd.texas.gov/regulations/outdoor-annual/hunting/general-regulations/means-and-methods

Firearms

Game animals and game birds may be hunted with any legal firearm, except:

white-tailed deer, mule deer, desert bighorn sheep, and pronghorn antelope may not be hunted with rimfire ammunition of any caliber.
...

It goes on to list more exceptions, but nothing about handguns.

[Xipe Totec]

25. Let's just say I heard it directly from the game warden at LBJ National Grasslands

And let's not go into details.

[Historic NY]

20. It destroyed the victim, she had no chance to survive...

I've fired one.

[Skittles]

30. gun humping assholes

[DashOneBravo]

4. Good.

[Cattledog]

7. I hope he does time.

[Merlot]

8. I can't help but wonder about this...

She was in her back yard, does he live in the neighborhood as well?

[alphafemale]

11. Yeah. I think he would have previously noticed her walking he dog at the same time everyday.

So much irresponsibility.

[Fullduplexxx]

9. :)

[left-of-center2012]

15. More info from 2nd website

Hunter charged with more serious felony in fatal shooting of Chautauqua County woman

"A Chautauqua County deer hunter was charged Thursday with second-degree manslaughter for the fatal shooting of a Sherman woman who was walking her dogs ...

A grand jury indicted Thomas B. Jadlowski, 34, on the felony charge, which carries a potential 15-year prison term ...

Second-degree manslaughter means the defendant caused the death recklessly.
He is aware that his conduct creates ... risk.

Much more at the link

[djg21]

18. Dog steps on shotgun, shoots hunter

Authorities say a pheasant hunter in north-central Iowa was accidentally shot and wounded when a dog stepped on shotgun trigger guard and the gun fired.

. . .

Ken Lonneman, a DNR conservation officer, told CBS News that four hunters and two dogs were looking for the game birds when one of the hunters placed a loaded shotgun on the ground.

It went off when one of the dogs stepped on the trigger guard. Lonneman said it's unclear which dog discharged the shot.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/dog-steps-on-shotgun-shoots-hunter/

Maybe there needs to be some sort of screening process to obtain a hunting license?

[Historic NY]

21. I used to go hunting when I was young w/my dog...

he liked being able to run free and use his talent as a retriever. One nice sunny bright day he and I were looking for a couple pheasants, he flushed them as I went to take a shot the place opened up with shotgun pellets going in different directions. A red collared hunting dog and myself end up in the cross-fire, sheer luck kept us from harm. My dog was on the birds so they were rightfully mine..it was then I realized morons haven't got a clue about hunting, and hunting rules. The dog never came out with me again and I stopped getting a license.

[hunter]

23. He was not a deer hunter, he was an idiot with a gun...

... who claims he was "hunting."

Somebody should have taken away his guns before this happened.

[Hoyt]

27. Hope he does jail time and gets sued for every penny he has. Another armed loser.

[IronLionZion]

32. Someone should tell him that's the price of freedom

[Gothmog]

31. Lock him up